Garment-holder.



PATENTED DEC. 3; 1901.

Noi 872,488.

' G. H. WHEARY.. GARMENT HOLDER. APPLIUATION I' ILI ID AUG. 24, 1906.

GEORGE 11. William, or

RACINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO THE HAR-TMANN TRUNK COMPANY, OF RAUINE,WISCONSIN.

G RMENT-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. WIIEARY,

- a citizen of the United States, and resident of Racine, in the countyof Racine and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Garment-Holders; and .I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide asimple and effectivegarment-holder for use 1n wardrobe trunks, or other places wheregarments are hung, such for instance as clothes presses or the like, andit consists in certain peculiarities of construction and combination ofparts as hereinafter fully set forth with reference to theaccompanyinggarment-holders, wherein two -piece gar-' '20 drawings and subsequentlyclaimed.

The said invention particularly relates to ments are supported, theskirt or trousers being held in place by a clamping member,thearrangement of which is such that; said skirt or trouser may, befolded upon the holder in such a manner that the length of the dependingpart of the garment may be altered at will, so that'a 1on9 garment, suchas a skirt, can be hung in a relative low space, as is ordinaril foundin wardrobe trunks without wrinkling .the same, the garmentholder alsoserving as a compress to hold the garments smooth and fiat, and in caseswhere trousers are hung thereon, it will compress the same at theircreased edges and also serve to keep them prciperly stretched. :5 i

In the, drawings: gure 1 represents a front elevation of agarment-holder embodying the features of my invention, showing a skirtin position thereon; Fig. 2, a sectional elevation of the sa'me,' asindicated by. line 22 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 3, a perspective view of thehanger with the clamplng member" shown in its open position.

Referring by letter to thedrawings, A indieates a bail bent to form acoat-sup ort and having the usual hook B, extending om thecenter'thereof. The ends of the bail extend downward parallel and areconnected by a bar C, which bar forms a support for garments foldedthereover.

A swinging clamping-rod D isconnected to the parallel portlons of thebail by arms E, which arms are pivoted tosaid bail'by rivets 'F, theclamping rod being in such a Specification of Letters Patent.Application filed August 24.1906. Serial No. 331.847.

PatentedDee. 3', 1907.

position with relation to the bar C as to pass over the latter when swunin, and said clamping rod is held against grther forward movement bystops G depending from the arms E, as best shown in Fig. of the drawin's.

Tn placing a skirt upon the holder, the clam mg rod is first swung open,one end of the s 'rt is then drawn between said rod and the bar C to anydesired point, the rod is then swung in upon the skirt-end and thenfolded over said rod and permitted to hang down as shown. v

The weight of the garments, when hung one against the other uponseparate holders, as in a trunk or clothes-press will cause the swingingclamping rod to press more firmly against the arment, and not only clampthe same securely, but will also have the effect of pressing andsmoothing said garment.

If greater security is desired to prevent the garment from slipping uponthe bar C, the end of said garment may be passed between the bar C androd D, so as to hang down over bar C, while the rest of the garment canbe passed up and over said rod D, and thereby cause the additionalweight of the long end of the garment to press the clampmgrod againstthat part of the garment on said bar,

this manner of folding however, being seldom necessary.

' While 1 have shown and described the bail as being of metal, it isunderstood that the severed parts or any portion thereof may be formedof wood or other suitable material.

Iclaimc. v 1. A garment-holder comprising a ball bent to form-acoat-hanger and havmg a cross-bar secured to its end, depending swingingarms pivoted to-the bail above the crossbar, and a clamping-rod in rigidconnection with the depending arm ends immediately above the saidcross-bar, whereby a gripping-jaw .is formed in connection w1th theaforesaidcross-bar.

'2. A garment-holder comprising a bail having a cross-bar connecting itsends, a clamping-rod located immediately above the first named bar inswinging connection with the bail, the said clampin -rod being adaptedto act in conjunction with the cross-bar as a gripping member.

- 3. A. garment-holder comprising a bail having a cross-bar connectingits ends, piv- V have hereunto set my hand at Racinein the v otai armsin connection with the bail above county of Racine and State ofWisconsinin the cross-bar, a gripping-rod carried by the the presence oftwowitnesses.

arms immediately above the cross-bar, and a GEO. H. WHEARY. 5 stopdepending from one of the pivoted arms Witnesses: I I

in the path of said cross-bar. CLINT D. FRAZELL,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I MAX BLocH.

